The Eagles - Hotel calfornia
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Tuning:
12 string strums each of the chords
*a classical guitar does the picking
Bm9 A/B (an A works as well)
|-9-------------------------------------|-X-------------------------------|
|-7---------------2-3-5-7-7/87-5/7~~~~-|-10-------3-2--------------------|
|-7--4-4h6p4p3-4------------------------|-9---2-4------0-2-2h4-2----------|
|-7-------------------------------------|-11----------------------4/2-----|
|-9-------------------------------------|-12--------------------------5/7-|
|-7-------------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
Em ******REPEAT****** F#7
-7--------0------0------0------0|---7p0---10p0-|-----7-6-7-9-10-9-10-12/14-2|
-8------0------0------0------0--|--8-----8-----|---8-----------------------2|
-9----0------2------4------7----|-9-----9------|-9-------------------------3|
-9--2------4------5------9------|--------------|-----------------2----------|
-X------------------------------|--------------|---------------4------------|
-X------------------------------|--------------|-------------2--------------|
*5 BARS OF PERCUSSION THEN PLAY:
Bm9 A/B
|-9----2h3p2---2-2---2---|-------------|-X-----------------------
|-7----------5-----5---3-|-5p3---3-----|-10------3p2---2--2------
|-7--4-------------------|-----4---2/4-|-9---2-4-----4------2--4-
|-7----------------------|-------------|-11----------------------
|-9----------------------|-------------|-12----------------------
|-7----------------------|-------------|-9-----------------------
Em
-----------------7--9-10-9-10-|-12----------0--------0--------0-
-----5-8--7-7-8h10------------|------------0--------0--------0---
-6-7--------------------------|----------0--------2--------4-----
------------------------------|-------2--------4--------5--------
------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------------------------|----------------------------------
F#7
-------0-7p0---10-12-10----|---9-9h10p9/7-7h9p7/6--3-2-2-2-3-2--0-2----------|
-----0------------------12-|----------------------------------------3--2-----|
---7-----------------------|---------------------------------------------4-3-|
-9-----------9-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
*The next part is repeated throughout the song with minor variations
(capoed on 7th fret of a 12 string)
|-----------0-----|------2-----|------0-------|----------0-|----------0-------|
|-------0---------|----0---2-4-|----3-----3---|------0-----|------1-----------|
|-----0---0---0-2-|--2---------|--2-----2---2-|----0---0---|----0-----------0-|
|---2-------------|1-----------|0-------------|--2---------|--2-----2---0h2---|
|-----------------|------------|--------------|4-----------|3-----------------|
|-0---------------|------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
|-------3------|------------0---|-----------2---|
|-----0-----0--|--------1-------|-------0-------|
|---0-----0----|------0---0-----|---0-2---2-----|
|--------------|----2-----------|---------------|
|-2------------|--0-------------|-2-------------|
|-------------3|--------------0-|---------------|
*This is the bass run which leads into the song.
Bm F# A E
|----------|----------------|-----------|-------------0-|
|----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
|----------|----------------|-----------|-------1---1---|
|------2-4-|-2-----0h2p0----|-----------|-----0---0-----|
|-5--------|-------------4--|-4----5-7-|2--2-----------|
|----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
G D Em F#
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------|---0---/4----|-2----4-5-|-4h5p4p2-4-|
|-2----4---5-(5)-|4----0-----5-|----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
BmOn a dark desert highway, F#cool wind in my hair
AWarm smell of colitas Erising up through the air
GUp ahead in the distance, DI saw a shimmering light
EmMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#I had to stop for the night
BmThere she stood in the doorway; F#I heard the mission bell
AAnd I was thinking to myself this could be Eheaven or this could be hell
GThen she lit up a candle,D and she showed me the way
EmThere were voices down the corridor, F#I thought I heard them say
D---------5--
A---1-2-4-5--
E-2----------
G D *1st time *second time
Welcome to the Hotel California. B-3-3--3--3-------- E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5
G-2-2--4--2-/6-4-2- B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-5
D-----------/7-5-4-
A------------------
Such a Emlovely place, such a Bm7lovely face
D|---------2-4-5-
A|2--4--5--------
(1)GPlenty of room at the Hotel CaliDfornia E|-9--9-/7-7-7-7/5-5-5
B|-10-10/8-8-8-8/7-7-7
(2)They livin' it up at the Hotel California E|-9--9--9-/7-7-7/5-5
B|-10-10-10/8-8-8/7-7
(1)Any tEmime of year (any time of year) you can fF#ind it here
(2)What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the captain; "Please bring me my wine."
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say
CHORUS (with ending 2)
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax" said the nightman, "We are programmed to receive"
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"
1st solo:
Bm F#
|-------|---------------------|-7-5-3-2----9-10-|
|-------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----6-|9--9-9-9-97-6-9-7-6-|-7-6-4-3---------|
|-8-9---|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------|---------------------|-----------------|
A E
|-12-12-12-12~~~12-10-9----10-9-------|-------------|
|-----------------------12------12-10-|-9-----------|
|-------------------------------------|---9---------|
|-------------------------------------|-----9-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------9h11--|
|-------------------------------------|------------2|
G D
|--------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------------2/4-|2-----4----|
|--------------2----4-2--5-4-----|---12---4--|
|-----0-2--5-4---5---------------|----|------|
|---3----------------------------|----|------|
|
--harmonic
Em F#7
|-0------0------0-------0-|---2----------2-2-
|---0------0------0-----0-|-----2----------2-
|-----0------0------0---0-|-------3----------
|-------2------2------2---|---------4------4-
|-------------------------|-----------4------
|-------------------------|-2-----------2----
*****roll w/pick hand finger***********
2nd solo:
Bm
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
------------------9-11--|11h12p119-11----9-11-11h12p119-9h11p97-7h9p76---|
-9h11p98-9-11-12-------|--------------12----------------------------------9-|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
F# A
|-------------------14-------|------------------------|
|-------12-14-12-11----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-----------|
|---6-9----------------------|--------------7-7-6-4-2-|
|-8---------------------12--|7-----------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
E G
|-------------------------0--------|--------------------------------3-|
|---3-3h5p32-2h3p2 --------------|----------------------------3-5---|
|-1-------------------2-1----------|------------2-4-4h6p43-4-6-------|
|------------------------------2-4-|-5h7p54-5------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D Em
|-/5-5-5-5/7-5-3/5-----------------------|-------3p0---7p3-0-10p7----12p10----|
|-/7-7-7-7/8-7-5/7-----------------0h2h3-|-5p0-------0------------11-------12|
|--------------------------0h1h2h3-------|-----0------------------------------|
|------------------0h2h3h4---------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#
|-2-2h3p2 ---0h2-0-------------------0-|
|-----------3-------3-2h3p2p0-2-3p2-3---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Outro:
GTR 1
Bm F#
e|------------------------------------|-----------------/6-|
B|-7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----7p3----|-5p2---5p2---5p2----|
G|------4------4------4------4------4-|-----3-----3--------|
GTR 2
e|-10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---10p7---|-9p6---9p6---9p6/14-|
B|------7------7------7------7------7-|-----7-----7--------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1
A E
e|-------------------------------|-----------------/4-|
B|-5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---|-3p0---3p0---3p0----|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----1-----1--------|
GTR2
e|-9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---9p5---|-7p4---7p4---7p4/12-|
B|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5--------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1
G D
e|-------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0---|-3-----3-----3---/7-|
G|-------------------------------|---2-----2-----2----|
D|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----4-----4--------|
GTR 2
e|-7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---|-5p2---5p2---5-/-10-|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3--------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------|
GTR 1
Em F# Bm
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------2------------|-2-|
B|-4p0---4p0---4p0---4p0---4p0---3h4-|-2-----3p0---5p2-----3---3p2----|-3-|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|---3-------------3-----4----3-5-|-4-|
D|-----------------------------------|-----4-----4--------------------|-4-|
|-2-|
GTR 2
e|-3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0-------|-------2----6----7--------------|-7-|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-2h3-|-5-2-----3----7----7-------7-11-|-7-|
G|-----------------------------------|-----3-----4----9----7-7-9------|-7-|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-9-|